Aussi bien que

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Aussi bien que

Marie chante ________ Eric. Marie sings as well as Eric.I put aussi bien que Éric.. The required answer aussi bien qu'Eric. ..thought here was an exception here for proper names?

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Thank you for pointing this out Mark, both 

qu’Éric 

and

 

que Éric

 

should be accepted and it now is.

 

Bonne Continuation!

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I think you may be thinking about 'forbidden' liaisons - one of which is AFTER proper names.

Elisions with proper names are routinely used where otherwise indicated. The first example in the attached - "d'Australie'. 

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/glossary/contraction/l-elision-elision

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Thanks Maarten.. must chase that up.

Mark P.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Thanks Cécile.

"sorry can't put accent on E or Eric as working from my IPad"

Try holding your finger on the letter for a second or so... the choice of accents will appear.. much easier than getting accents on a pc!

CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hi Mark, 

Thanks but not liking typing on my iPad, much prefer word processing on my PC. I am staying with French family in Portugal and interestingly enough, my nephew is called Eric, (born in Versailles) and my sister in law says his name has no accent and that she has noticed that more and more it is spelt with one. Wonders never cease !!!

Aussi bien que

Marie chante ________ Eric. Marie sings as well as Eric.I put aussi bien que Éric.. The required answer aussi bien qu'Eric. ..thought here was an exception here for proper names?

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